This concert catches Caravan during their For Girls Who Grow Plump
in the Night phase. A fine mix of progressive rock and pop (in that
order) are on display, here complete with a full orchestra. The version
of If I Could's 'For Richard' is splendid here. As is Waterloo Lily's
'The Love in Your Eye'. These are two of the finest compositions in
Caravan's canon (perhaps only bested by 'Nine Feet Underground') and the
execution is fiery for both, and the orchestra only enhances the
experience. In addition to that, if you obtain any of the reissue CDs
with the full concert added as bonus tracks, you will hear For Girls'
most progressive track 'A Hunting We Shall Go' with a nice arrangement,
and was originally the encore to the show. Contrary to some of the
reviews I've read, I don't find this album superfluous at all, and holds
up well on its own. Though a live album, this is hardly a straight
run-through of studio material.
Ownership: LP: 1974 Deram. I've owned a few copies of this album over the years, including the original German green Brain version. Looks like I picked up this original copy in 2015. My original LP was the US London version that I rescued from a used record store in the 1980s, that I sold many moons ago.
CD: 2001 Deram (Japan). Comes with great liner notes, and the full concert as noted in the review. Part of the Caravan box set as released by Disk Union.
1/9/16; 10/26/16 (new entry)
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